Mindy Kaling responds to Elle cover cropping controversy: 'Ya pervs!'

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Mindy Kaling's Elle cover looks a little different than the three others that were released for the magazine's "Women in TV" issue. While Amy Poehler, Allison Williams and Zooey Deschanel grace their covers with full-body shots -- and in color -- Kaling is featured up close and in black and white.

Elle faced similar criticism back in 2010, when it featured a close-cropped cover image of actress Gabourey Sidibe, and again last year, with Melissa McCarthy.

Kaling responded to the controversy via Twitter on Tuesday:

Wishing for more skin on my @ELLEmagazine cover? Chris Messina & I are naked on a brand new #themindyproject tonight, ya pervs! 930/830 FOX

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) January 7, 2014

(It's actually, coincidentally, true. Thank heavens my writers constantly script nudity. So: super funny, totally nude Chris/Mindy tonight!)

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) January 7, 2014

Elle also stood by the cover.

“Mindy looks sexy, beautiful and chic,” the magazine said in a statement. “We think it is a striking and sophisticated cover and are thrilled to celebrate her in our Women in TV Issue.”

[Jezebel, The Wrap, TV Guide]